Combretum leprosum
Species of flowering plant
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Combretum leprosum, the mofumbo in Portuguese and the asucaró in eastern Bolivian Spanish, is a plant species in the genus Combretum found throughout the Amazon Basin.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Combretaceae |
| Genus: | Combretum |
| Species: | C. leprosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Combretum leprosum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Combretum hassleranum Chodat
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This plant contains combretastatin A-4.[1]
Across much of rural eastern Bolivia, communities have long preserved and promoted the growth of these trees, valuing them primarily for the shade they provide.[2]
